Question

Please healp solve:

18x^2-29x=0

Answer 1

divide by x.... just kidding you'll lose an anser if you do that

factor out an x what do you get

Answer 2

18x-29=0

Answer 3

x=0 and x=29/18

Answer 4

nah you can't divide by x because you'll lose an answer

Answer 5

you'll lose the answer x=0

Answer 6

and you don't want that

so factor it out

x(18x-29)=0

x=0

18x-29=0

18x=29

x=29/18

the reason why you don't divide by x is because you're ruling out that x cannot = 0 because you cannot divide by 0

Answer 7

I understand now.. x=0 and x=29/18

Answer 8

yep

Answer 9

Thank you both!

Answer 10

just a tip for incase you didn't understand why not divide by it

Answer 11

if it said x>0 then you could